Filing and posting system



. May 10 c. N. JACKSON FILING AND POSTING SYSTEM Original iled Oct. 6.191's coinpanying drawing whereinl have illus-- Patented May 10, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

l CHARLES N. JACKSON, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

FILING AND ros'rrne- SYSTEM. v

Substitute for application Serial No. 328,657, filed October 6, 1919.This application-filed February 27,

1922. Serial No. 539,751.

My present invention relates to filing systems and to combined ledgerand statement posting. 7 r

r The objects of the invention are to provide asimple andpracticalvisible filing system in whichthe record sheets will be readilyaccessible and can be easily removed and replaced. v r v The inventionis particularly suited to a loose-leaf ledger system and in thisconnection it is one of the objects of my invention to provide for thesimultaneous posting ofboth the ledger and the statement sheets.

Briefly, the invention comprises in part a series of sequentiallyarranged carrier elements'of graduated size and arranged to support theledger or other record sheets with'the upper edges visible one behindthe other. In thecase of a ledger posting sys-' tem 'these carrierelements also constructed to support the statement sheets be neath theledger sheetsand with an interposed transfer surface for effecting thetransfer of the impression from the ledger sheet to the statement sheet.

Various other features of the invention will appear as the specificationproceeds and will be 'made clear by reference to the actrated theinvention embodied in different, practical forms.

In said drawing, Figure .1 s a perspective view of'aportion ofa visiblefiling ledger and statement posting system.

-Figure 2 is a perspective view of one {of the carrier cards or elementsshowing the ledger, statement and carbon sheets in position thereon. v

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on substantiallythe'line33 of Figure 2.

Figures 4 and 5 are broken detail views of two of the sequentiallydisposed carriers.

In the illustration the carriers are desig- I .nated 5. The size ofthese cards depends upon the character of the record which is tobecarried thereby. In the case'of a ledger and statement posting system,such as illustrated. the carrier card will be. substantially I This thedimensions of the ledger sheet.

ledger sheetis designatedo and is indicated Figure 6 is a detailperspectiveview on in the first form of the invention shown as made of aseparatesheet, having a folded upper edge 7 engaged over the upper edgethe carrier and detachably secured thereto by means of an integraltongue 8 which is slipped through a. slit or slott) formed in the upperportion of the carrier. These ledger sheets'are preferably ruled andprosheet. :This statement sheet is adjustably' held in position by meansconsisting in the present disclosure of a pair of oppositely disposedlaterallyprojecting fingers 13 on the carrier near the opposite loweredges thereof and a vertically projecting holding finger let disposed ina plane between the laterally projecting fingers.

In practice the, statement sheet is folded on a line to bring the topportion'thereof into regis'ter with the last entry on the ledger sheetandthe statement is applied to the face of the carrier with thelaterally projecting tongues 13 entered between the folds of thestatement and the upwardly projecting tongue 1% engaging overthe lowerfolded edge ofthe statement. In this position of the parts the statementis held from dropping downward by the tongue 14 and is held againstshifting upwardly or sideways by the laterally projecting fingers bightof'the fold. V

' Where the entry on the statement sheet is to be made near the bottomof that, sheet, the sheet may be supported from the top instead of atthe bottom, as in the instance first describedf For this purpose I'haveshown the carrier as provided with a second set of the holding fingersad acent the upper edge thereofpthe same being designated 13 and .144respectively and being used in the same way'as, described, except thatin'this instance, the'fold being at the top ofthe statementand beinghooked over the laterally projectin'gfingers 13 said fingers will holdthe statement against downward and l'ill (ill lit.

lateral movement; and the downwardly projtClillg linger ll, engagingover the upper folded edge or the sta 'eiueiit, will hold the samellglillllr-l uptraiwl shilling movement;

ldOlil the (l( ('il l lllUll 'ihiu; tar, it will he F)! that theeari'ier supports the ledger $l1l0lll with and statement the in'ierpored:uu'tlfer surlaee in proper relation to eause :ihte :lroni the warrior.

fie u poaeihie nuidiliealien the ledge and earrTer may he iiuuleintegral or he perinailllttl in li i ure ii. in this; VllW. l hare shownthe l er and eurrier ahee a oiuhined En one the s atue eonuietine; olthe front and hurl; sheets; if) and it: eohiieeled to relhe at the topby a t'olded edge/1T and provided each with the integral holding;lingers 131 ll, ill and 1-H preriout ly deeerihed. flu irony; this formoi" the de riee the trout sheet or page if: nerrer is the li' ilgrersheet and the haeh sheet, lll eerres as the carrier. the s stateinentheiu i engaged on the carrier in the manner hei'ore te.- eribe(l and thetransit-r eurlaee heiu e; interposed hetwi'ren the hark oi the troutsheet and the in ii ;-:tntenieut1 iiiease the trawler sheet may lieiie'htly rated at its; upper edge to the :l'aee ol the whee theirserving as the carrier.

iii the from sheet has aei'viu'l its purpose as a ledger page theFlu-eta may he rererued so n to l?- he the eheet l (3 to the front andthe :ahee-t l5 at the hael; to serv: as i Cll'lltl'. (for:requeutly, thefolded sheets in this connection, serve alternately as carrier and.ledg, pag 'esr ln l igggure l l have .shorcu how the earrier. may heinside of grailuuled height to term a visible tiling stem. the instanceillustrated lhere are ten enrrieru to a eel, graduated in height aedarranged one hehind the other eouu to eaeh expose the upper edge ol' thereeuril sheet oupported. therein; in the ilhwtration l ha Ye ahowii onlythree of lhese were hut it will. he ohi'iouu iii-at thew may hemultiplied to the exleur required.

The rioihle l'mitnre juet deeerihed enahleev one to (pile-lily lee-at: udeaired reeord aheet F int-e all the reeord .--:hei,-t o eaeh set areere poned and it it: posezihle hr glancing at, the hu t. aheelx oi? arhnot to uuieli'l x determine in which set the (lei-wired reeord iiiloeated.

'lhe l((l.1'ljl or record filltkln wh t-h are applied to the earriern oigraduziti l heiiz'l t are preylin'ahl r eaeh oi the t illllt height wethat they may he readily interehuug 'ed on dill'erenl; ii-arriera. 'lhiaprovidee tor the UIq tlllHlOEl or eontra tion oi the Sfw'fiitll! tomeet: d ll'erent requirements. in practice, the :urriers may ma ame heleft. blank at dill'erei'it pflllllifil so as: to provide for theinsertion of new record sheets. ll 'here eonditione warrant, a Whole newrel o'l :arrieri: niai he iIltOl'POf-Qd hetween the adjacent. FOl'S oltilled arrieru to who eare ol the growth of the system.

From the 'l. (i lC) j()l1lg it; will he apparent that the visible tilingfeature is; partieularly valuable for the filing of records in quicklyllCCfiFllblG relation and tlnrlliermore, that this feature is ofpartieular value in e0nneetion with the automatic simultaneous postingof the ledger and statement aheeta =;iuee it: enables the proper sheetsbeing lorated without delay and Without lingering or wearing the otherledger sheets.

The various aheels: are preferably made so that the will. riadily passthrough a typewriting machine and in the construelion diseloeed it; willbe seen that the holding: fingers are all covered so as not. tointerfere with the proper pasme'e through the typewriter.

Tn .l igures -il and 5 I have shown how the holding; lhigzera on thedill'erent carriers are graduated. or placed at dilli'ereiit levela inaeeordanee with the height of the sar-- rier to properly held tl estatements. Ulllb ally three lingers are lis oserl, the same disrtauee'lrom the top of the carrier irrespee tire oil the total height ol? the:arrier, such distance eulmlantially corresponding to the length ol theledger page iudiea'ted in l ieuro 'l. This; (zonalruetion muses theledger and statement sheets to lit the earriere lJ'IOSDQfEl'lTO ol? thetotal height; thereof. In other words, the ledgersheelis and slatemenlsare all intereluuigealile on di'll'erenl: earriers.

ll hali I: claim is:

l. in a risihle filing; uystini'i, erpienL-ially arranged supporting;cards of graduated and aueressivelv greater hei z ht, and informationsheet oi uuil orm height interehange-' ably eneag'eahle on said eards olditl'erent height and having 'lfolded upper edges engaged over the upperrigor; of the, cards and thereby supported h said CllI'ClS at graduatedlieirrhte and with their front there \'l ilale one behind theotlierptaid HliQGtS and sup-- porting cards having; means ehgagine at:the rearwa rd folds of the information sheets for detaehahly securingsaid sheets on the cards.

9. .ln a visible tiling: syztein, a plu'ality ol sets. ol? sul'iportiiurcards each set comprising a series of sequentially arranged eardr ofeueeeeeirely greater heights, and

information sheets ol substantially uniform height; supported on andiii'terehangeahly eiuzagreahle with any oi said supporting card; saidsupporting; wards having auhetalrtially EllilZtlQjlll' upper supporting"edges and the infm'nultion sheets being folded and hair hug their loldededger; engaged over and rest;- ing direetlr on said upper singporting'edges llll) llf lilll of the cards, said information sheets hear.- ingindexing data on their forward'faces adjacent the folds forming theupper edges of the sheets and arranged all in each set to be visible onebehind the other at the tops of the sheets.

3. In a visible filing system,-sequentially.

arranged supporting cards of graduated and successively greater heights,and information. sheets of substantiallyuniformheight detachably andinterchangeably engaged over the upper edgesof said supporting cards,said information sheets bearing indexing data on their forward facesadjacent the upper edges thereof, visible at the tops of the sheets, onebehind the-other," when the. sheets are thus engaged on the beneath thefirst sheets and transfer sur-- faces interposed. between said. sheetson the cards. V

6. In a visible filing system, sequentially arranged supporting cards ofgraduated height,-infor1natiou sheets supported on said e cards withtheir upper edge portions visible one behind the other and means for adustably supporting other sheets on the cards be-i neath the first sheetsand, transfer sheets supported on the cards between said first mentionedsheets. i I 7 I t. In combination, carrier cards of gradiu ated heightprovided each with meansfor supporting a sheet on the face thereof andfor supporting a second sheet at the upper edge thereof overlying saidfirstsheet and transfer sheets supported by said. graduated carriercards in position to stand between the sheets first mentioned. f

8. In combination, carrier cards of graduated height provided each withmeans for supporting a sheet on the face thereof and for supporting asecond sheet at the upper edge thereof, sheets supported on the faces ofsaid cards. sheets supported at'the upper edges of the cards overlyingthe first sheets and visible one behind the other, and trans fer sheetson the cards between the,

mentioned sheets. v

9. In combination, carrier cards of gradu ated height provided each withmeans for supporting a sheet on theface thereof and for supporting asecond sheet at the upper edge thereof, sheets supported on thef'aces.of said cards, sheets having folded edges;

engaged over the upper edges of the cards with their front portionsvisible one behind the. other, and transfer surfaces interposed betweensaid sheets,

10. In combination, carriers having supporting and positioning tonguesat the upper and atthe lower portions thereof, sheets engageable' witheither'said'upper or saidv lower tongues and overlying sheets engageableon the carriers over said first sheets.

11. In combination, carriers having sup-.

porting and positioning tongues at the up- 1 per and at thelowerportions thereof, sheets. engageable with either said upper or saidlower toiigues, overlying sheets engagea'ble on the carriers over saidfirst sheets and transfer sheets on the carriers between said first:mentioned'sheets.

12. In combination, carriers having supporting and positioning tonguesat the upper and at the lower portions thereof, sheets engageable witheither said upper or said lower tongues and overlying sheets havingfolded upper edges, engaged-over the upper edges of the carriers,

13. In. combination, carriers having supportingand positioning tongues-at the upper and at the lower portions thereof, sheets engageable witheither said upper or said lower tongues, overlying sheets engageable onthe carriers over said first sheetsandsaidcarriers being of graduatedheights to there: by expose aportion of said overlying sheets one behindthe other, I V v 14. In combination, carriers having supporting andpositioning; tongues at the. up-

engagaeable' with either saidupperor said lower tongues, overlyingsheets engageable on the carriers over said first sheets and saidcarriers further having slits near their upper edges and the overlyingsheets having tongues engageable in said slits.

1.5. In combination, .a carrier having a laterally projecting tongue anda, vertically projecting tongue at one side of said laterally projectingtongue and a folded sheet on the carrier with its folded edge engaged bythe vertically projecting tongue .and with the laterally projectingtongue engaged between the folds of the sheet,

16. In. combination, a carrier having spaced. oppositely projectingtongues, 21.

third tongue disposed in a planebetween the first tongues and projectingat an angle thereto and a foldedv sheet on the carrier having theoppositely projecting tongues enk 'gaged between the folds thereof andthe third tongue overlying the folded. edge thereof. 7

17. A carrier having laterally projecting tongues at the upper andlower. portions thereof, vertically projecting tongues on a.

perand at thelowerportions thereof, sheets 7 line between the ends ofsaid lateri'ill v projecting tongues and a sheet having" a folded edgeengageable beneath one of the rert'ieallv projecting tongues and adaptedto reeeive the corresponding laterally projeeting tongues between thefolds tlu reot'.

.18. In eon'ibination, a *arrier having spaced oppositely projectingtoi'igues, a third tongue disposed on a line between the lirsit tonguesand projecting at: an angle thereto and a second set 01 similar tonguesdisposed. below the set. lirst deseribeiil and the inter mediatetongi'les ot the two sets being aubstant'ially oppositel r disposed andprojeet ing in opposite directions.

19. In eoinbination. a earrier having spaeei'l oppositely projeetingtongues. a. third tongue disposed on a line between the tirst. tonguesand projeeting at an angle thereto and a sheet: seeured at: the upperedge of said carrier and overlying the fare ot the same.

:20. A earrier having pairs of laterally inojeeting tongues at the upperand lower portions thereof. vertieally projelaiug tongues on linesbetween the ends of said pairs of laterally projeeting tinignes and afront sheet attaehed at its upper edge to the upper edge of the earrierand owl-lying the taee oil? the name.

.21. In eonibination, a plurality of earriers having spared oppositeli'projecting tongues and a third tongue disposed on a line be tween theliret: tongues. pro ila-ting a. an angle thereto and said earriers beingol graduated height and disposed in a set one behind the other.

In combination, plur: lily of earriers having spaeed oppositelyprojeeting tongues weasel) and a third tongue disposed on a line betweenthe first tongues, projecting a an angle thereto and said carriers beingarranged in a. plurality of sets, each set con sisting of earriers ofgraduated height, disposed one behind the other.

23. A plurality oi earriers having pairs of laterally proieeting tonguesat the upper and lower lmrtions. lthereol'm vex-tie: ll projeetingtongues on lines between the ends oli said pairs o'l laterallyprojeeting torn gues and said earriere being of graduated height anddisposed in a set; one behind the other.

524-. A plurality ot rarriers having pairs ol. laterall) projeetingtongues at the upper and lower portions thereot, vertically projeetingtongues on lines between the ends or" said pairs of laterally proieetingtongues, and said earriera being arranged in a plu rality ot sets. eaehset consisting of earriers 01'' graduated height disposed one behind theother.

:25. In eonibination with carriers of graduated height. ledger sheets ofequal height intereliangeably engageable with dillerent earriers,statement sheets: of equal length and holding means tor said statementsarrangei'l on the earriers at ditl'erent heights and there.

tore seeuring the stateinei'its at? ditlerent levels.

:26. In eombinatioin a earrier having means tlor seenring a statementsheet: on the lat-e ol' the same and a ledger sheet l'iingedly seeuredalong its upper edge to the upper edge ot the *arrier.

in witness whereof. I have. hereunto set. ill}! hand this 23rd day ofFebruary 1922.

(ll-IARIJCS N1 JACKSON.

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